Cost of Living Comparison Between Roatan and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Roatan and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Roatan is 10% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 16.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Roatan is 15.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 16.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.39 HNL 193
$13.38 MX$253
-44.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.74 HNL 1,034
$52.7 MX$997
-24.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.73 HNL 227
$9.31 MX$176
-6.23%
Cappuccino
$3.62 HNL 94.3
$3.61 MX$68.3
0.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.25 HNL 32.56
$1.64 MX$30.91
-23.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 HNL 19.42
$1.12 MX$21.14
-33.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.22 HNL 57.7
$3.26 MX$61.7
-31.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.12 HNL 107
$4.82 MX$91.1
-14.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.36 HNL 35.38
$1.65 MX$31.24
-17.58%
White Bread (500g)
$3.3 HNL 85.8
$2.74 MX$51.7
20.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.14 HNL 55.6
$1.92 MX$36.28
11.46%
Eggs
$1.98 HNL 51.5
$2.51 MX$47.53
-21.12%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.83 HNL 282
$9.89 MX$187
9.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.44 HNL 168
$8.39 MX$159
-23.24%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.5 HNL 456
$11.95 MX$226
46.44%
Apples (1kg)
-
$2.87 MX$54.3
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 HNL 27.78
$1.74 MX$32.85
-38.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.09 HNL 28.36
$2 MX$37.81
-45.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 HNL 14.73
$2.07 MX$39.14
-72.46%
Potato (1kg)
$1.08 HNL 28.12
$2.05 MX$38.78
-47.32%
Onion (1kg)
$1.09 HNL 28.36
$2.18 MX$41.22
-50.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 HNL 26.78
$1.38 MX$26.16
-25.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$3.02 HNL 78.5
$1.11 MX$21.06
172.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.95 HNL 76.9
$4.16 MX$78.6
-29.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.95 HNL 207
$11.05 MX$209
-28.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.75 MX$33.16
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.98 HNL 104
$3.7 MX$70
7.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.38 MX$7.25
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.97 MX$359
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.94 HNL 50.6
$1.36 MX$25.72
42.65%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.28 MX$5.25
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.97 HNL 259
$5.3 MX$100
88.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.1 HNL 28.76
$1.36 MX$25.63
-19.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$18.8K MX$354.6K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.6K HNL 770.1K
$23.4K MX$441.7K
26.63%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$39.97 MX$756
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$27.48 MX$519
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$100 HNL 2,611
$30.22 MX$571
231.90%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.3 HNL 1,570
$52.6 MX$994
14.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$6.32 MX$120
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$429 HNL 11.2K
$437 MX$8,258
-1.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,233 HNL 110.2K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-59.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.95 HNL 1,040
$57.2 MX$1,082
-30.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.97 HNL 520
$45.14 MX$853
-55.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.71 HNL 1,060
$102 MX$1,928
-60.08%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.2 HNL 1,308
$109 MX$2,056
-53.80%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$857 HNL 22.3K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-14.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$544 HNL 14.2K
$622 MX$11.8K
-12.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$737 HNL 19.2K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-65.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,252 HNL 32.6K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
1.38%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,855 HNL 48.3K
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-47.98%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,349 HNL 35.1K
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-45.60%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Roatan
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$506 HNL 13.2K
$867 MX$16.4K
-41.62%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
11.34
58.73%

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Last update for Roatan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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